7:00 AM ET [Editor’s note: The nation’s last two winless teams stayed winless. Again. While a Big Ten team played itself into the Coveted Fifth Spot. Again.] Inspirational thought of the week: Why can’t you do it?Why can’t you set your monkey free?Always giving into itDo you love the monkey or do you love me?Why
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8:20 PM ET For the first time since the College Football Playoff was established in 2014, there was some real, genuine hope that Cincinnati would make history as the first Group of 5 team to make the top four. How naïve. The CFP selection committee reminded us all once again that the Group of 5
6:52 PM ET Cincinnati debuted at No. 6 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, while SEC powers Georgia and Alabama top the rundown at No. 1 and No. 2, followed by No. 3 Michigan State and No. 4 Oregon. The Bearcats landed the highest-ever ranking for a Group of 5 team, one
7:39 PM ET Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley on Tuesday lamented the recent ousting of Big 12 coaching colleagues Matt Wells and Gary Patterson, saying the timing is not good for college football. Wells was fired by Texas Tech on Oct. 25 despite a 5-3 record, with athletic director Kirby Hocutt saying making a change was
2:39 PM ET TCU interim coach Jerry Kill said he will try to uphold Gary Patterson’s legacy the rest of the season after taking over at what he called “the house that Gary built.” The school made its coaching change late Sunday afternoon, with Patterson departing immediately. He had led the football program since the
3:06 PM ET College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk, a franchise-based moving company, added to its name, image and likeness involvement Tuesday by signing 60 San Diego State football players to an NIL deal. The company first signed Miami quarterback D’Eriq King to a promotional deal in July and has worked with other athletes. The moving company
1:27 PM ET Georgia Southern is in negotiations with Clay Helton to make him the school’s next football coach, sources told ESPN. Helton, whom USC fired Sept. 13, could finalize an agreement in the next 24 hours. Georgia Southern fired Chad Lunsford as coach on Sept. 26, following a 1-3 start to the season. Helton
9:00 AM ET It’s tempting to view Florida‘s loss to Georgia on Saturday within the narrow lens of the 2½ minutes that took place before halftime in Jacksonville. That’s when James Cook ran 11 yards for a touchdown, Kearis Jackson caught a 36-yard touchdown pass from Stetson Bennett and Nakobe Dean nabbed an interception and
7:00 AM ET The first rankings from the College Football Playoff selection committee will be unveiled on Tuesday night, and only one thing seems certain: Georgia will be No. 1. The undefeated Bulldogs have been dominant on defense and have already clinched the SEC East. But which teams will come next? Oklahoma is undefeated and
6:34 PM ET Washington football coach Jimmy Lake on Monday talked about Oregon as a top on-field rival but doesn’t think the rivalry extends to the recruiting trail. Lake, whose team hosts No. 7 Oregon on Saturday, cited differences in the two schools’ academic profiles. “That is way more pumped up than it is,” Lake